University cheerleader team tells women how they should look

College students who dared to style their hair in a ponytail, wear high-waisted shorts or do not have a healthy looking tan have been deemed unsuitable for University of Washington's cheerleading team.

The cheerleader's Facebook page posted an infographic of the "do's and don'ts" for women signing up for try-outs, and it listed some unusual demands.

Heavy criticism on social media caused the department to pull the image down on Tuesday because "details and descriptions provided were inconsistent with the values of the UW spirit program".

The image delved into how potential candidates should look, what clothes were acceptable and how to style makeup to make it into the athletic team.

Shirts which covered the midriff, ponytails, visible tattoos and distracting fingernail polish were all listed as “don’t’s”.

Even a favourite makeup technique of the Kardashian clan, contouring, was out of vogue.

Things that were a must included "girl about town lipstick" and false eyelashes.